Speech - Language Therapist/Pathologist-Speech & Language Therapy
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Provides quality professional services in the evaluation and treatment of patients with speech, language, cognitive, fluency, voice, swallowing and feeding disorders and associated communication problems.
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- ****JOB DESCRIPTION****
- Provides quality professional services in the evaluation and treatment of patients with speech, language, cognitive, fluency, voice, swallowing and feeding disorders and associated communication problems.
- ****RESPONSIBILITIES****
- Provides support to a caseload of patients with developmental speech and language delay and disorder, and swallowing or feeding disorders in adults and/or paediatrics, appropriately. This includes developing and implementing specialised speech and language treatment plans for such individuals.
- Facilitates and study in-depth case histories to include medical, social, psychological, educational and developmental information
- Advises others regarding the management and care of patients with communication needs and oro-motor difficulties
- Investigates skills and broad knowledge of standardized assessments together with sound, analytical clinical reasoning skills in order to form a baseline measure or differential diagnosis to plan a program of intervention
- Deliveries therapy intervention ensuring that speech, language and communication programs are an integral part of the patient's learning and daily routines
- Coordinates and works as a member of the SLP team providing an efficient and effective service, and liaising with internal and external agencies.
- Provides timely and targeted individualized management, treatment and advice for patients, involving families, carers and educators and providing appropriate recommendations and training to professionals from other agencies and other disciplines
- Monitors all use of equipment, reporting any faulty behaviour and contacting maintenance/supplier for any required repairs/updates
- Develops standard precautions for infection control
- Maintains the strictest confidence in relation to patient information whether formally or informally recorded
- Attends regular staff meetings within the department/ Maintaining and assisting in the
- enforcement of up-to-date clinical and professional knowledge development, according to organizational/unit/s requirements (e.g. minimum of CPD / CME hours per year required for re-licensing)
- Manages shortage of materials to supervisor at earliest convenience, ordering and approving replenishments when necessary
Accountabilities
- Clinical competency and performance measurement (safety, efficiency, effectiveness and satisfaction) and management for assigned unit/s
- ****QUALIFICATIONS****
Required
- NLT 2 years of post-graduate experience in field of Speech and Hearing Sciences or in Speech Language Pathology.
Desired
- N.A.
Educational Qualification: Required
- BSc in Speech & Hearing, or Speech Language Pathology, Speech or Communications Sciences
- &Disorders
- AND Current National License or membership in a recognized international agency preferred
- MSc. in Speech & Hearing, or Speech Language Pathology, Speech or Communications Sciences
- &Disorders (will reduce 1 year from the required years of experience) Candidates with Msc will be accepted with basic degree in psychology or language.
Desired
- N.A.
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